Friendly match in August, Albania U-19 challenges the European champions in the transfer

2023-07-26 12:36:56, Sport CNA

The U-19 national team will be the first among the red and black teams to return to the field in August after the holidays engaged in an international friendly.

The team now led by coach Ervin Bulku will play a luxury friendly against Italy U-19, a team that was declared European champion for this age group just a few weeks ago in the final stage of the continental tournament that took place in Malta.

The match will be played at the center of the Italian national teams in Coverçano on August 9, 2023, while the technical staff will gather players born in 2005-2006 for this friendly. The gathering will start on August 6 with the group that will immediately travel to Italy, where it will train for three days in a row in Koverçano.

Officials from the Technical Directorate and the Department of National Teams in the AFL will also be present with the team, while this test is another opportunity to test the team even better on the eve of engagements in the European qualifiers, where the goal is to move to the next phase. final.

So, the U-19 National Team played two friendlies against Kosovo U-19 in June in Kukës, with the Reds and Blacks making a very good appearance, recording a win and a draw. It should be noted that the team is in the process of renewal due to the change of generations and although the group consists of many young people, the performance on the field has been very positive.

The U-19 national team will have four more friendlies in September and October, with rivals that remain to be determined, while in November the red and blacks will be engaged in the 2023-2024 European qualifiers for this age group. .

The UEFA draw has positioned the Albanian U-19 National Team in Group 13, together with Ireland, Belgium and Slovenia, while the matches of this group will take place in our country on November 15, 18 and 21, 2023.

According to UEFA regulations, the top two teams in each group will advance to the "Elite Round" together with the third best team in all groups in these qualifiers, while the final stage of the European Under-19s will take place in Northern Ireland in the summer of 2024.